diff --git a/cmd/setup/44.go b/cmd/setup/44.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..11c355a053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/setup/44.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package setup
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"embed"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/zitadel/logging"
+
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/database"
+	"github.com/zitadel/zitadel/internal/eventstore"
+)
+
+var (
+	//go:embed 44/*.sql
+	replaceCurrentSequencesIndex embed.FS
+)
+
+type ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex struct {
+	dbClient *database.DB
+}
+
+func (mig *ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex) Execute(ctx context.Context, _ eventstore.Event) error {
+	statements, err := readStatements(replaceCurrentSequencesIndex, "44", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, stmt := range statements {
+		logging.WithFields("file", stmt.file, "migration", mig.String()).Info("execute statement")
+		if _, err := mig.dbClient.ExecContext(ctx, stmt.query); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s %s: %w", mig.String(), stmt.file, err)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (mig *ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex) String() string {
+	return "44_replace_current_sequences_index"
+}
diff --git a/cmd/setup/44/01_create_index.sql b/cmd/setup/44/01_create_index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..105d5b76b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/setup/44/01_create_index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY IF NOT EXISTS events2_current_sequence2
+    ON eventstore.events2 USING btree
+    (aggregate_id ASC, aggregate_type ASC, instance_id ASC, sequence DESC);
diff --git a/cmd/setup/44/02_drop_old_index.sql b/cmd/setup/44/02_drop_old_index.sql
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf97ff9fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/setup/44/02_drop_old_index.sql
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DROP INDEX IF EXISTS eventstore.events2_current_sequence;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/setup/config.go b/cmd/setup/config.go
index 407a9412bb..9f34c2baa5 100644
--- a/cmd/setup/config.go
+++ b/cmd/setup/config.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ type Steps struct {
 	s40InitPushFunc                         *InitPushFunc
 	s42Apps7OIDCConfigsLoginVersion         *Apps7OIDCConfigsLoginVersion
 	s43CreateFieldsDomainIndex              *CreateFieldsDomainIndex
+	s44ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex         *ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex
 }
 
 func MustNewSteps(v *viper.Viper) *Steps {
diff --git a/cmd/setup/setup.go b/cmd/setup/setup.go
index c803ab55b6..4ffef441af 100644
--- a/cmd/setup/setup.go
+++ b/cmd/setup/setup.go
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ func Setup(ctx context.Context, config *Config, steps *Steps, masterKey string)
 	steps.s40InitPushFunc = &InitPushFunc{dbClient: esPusherDBClient}
 	steps.s42Apps7OIDCConfigsLoginVersion = &Apps7OIDCConfigsLoginVersion{dbClient: esPusherDBClient}
 	steps.s43CreateFieldsDomainIndex = &CreateFieldsDomainIndex{dbClient: queryDBClient}
+	steps.s44ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex = &ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex{dbClient: esPusherDBClient}
 
 	err = projection.Create(ctx, projectionDBClient, eventstoreClient, config.Projections, nil, nil, nil)
 	logging.OnError(err).Fatal("unable to start projections")
@@ -225,6 +226,7 @@ func Setup(ctx context.Context, config *Config, steps *Steps, masterKey string)
 		steps.s35AddPositionToIndexEsWm,
 		steps.s36FillV2Milestones,
 		steps.s38BackChannelLogoutNotificationStart,
+		steps.s44ReplaceCurrentSequencesIndex,
 	} {
 		mustExecuteMigration(ctx, eventstoreClient, step, "migration failed")
 	}